BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized primary school in AUBURNDALE, Florida, BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 696 students from grades K through 5, operated by POLK.

Across the 163 schools in POLK (116,552 students total), BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Polk County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.3%; this one delivers 77.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BERKLEY ACCELERATED, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 696 students in 2018 to 696 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 13% to 26%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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